Australia kicked off Indo-Pacific Endeavour 19 deployment.

On March 11, the Royal Australian Navy kicked off the Indo-Pacific Endeavour 19 (IPE 19) deployment. As part of this exercise are the HMA Canberra, the HMA Success, the HMA Newcastle and the HMA Parramatta.

HMA Parramatta prepares to depart the Port of Fremantle for Indo-Pacific Endeavour 2019 (Picture source : Royal Australian Navy)

The group of HMA vessels, embarking 1000 Australian Defence Force (ADF) personnel, left the Fremantle harbour, in Western Australia, to carry out a series of military training exercises during visits in India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Vietnam.

“The Australian Defence Force (ADF) enjoys a long-standing relationship with security forces throughout South and Southeast Asia,” defense industry minister Linda Reynolds said in Freemantle. “These relationships are strengthened by annual exercises and engagements, such as the Indo-Pacific Endeavour series.”